eBooks

Reviewing books isn't what I do most nor best, but when half a year after reading a book I still find myself thinking of it fondly and on a regular basis, then it is something special indeed.

Brent Weeks announced quite a while ago that he was writing down parts of the back story of Durzo Blint, one of the main characters from his Night Angel trilogy. This was exciting news, since I'd really enjoyed the books, and Durzo had always been a favorite of mine. For the moment, however, this was just a side project.

Later on, Brent mentioned that he was looking for a way to have the story published,  but that it might be difficult, because it didn't fit any well established category. Too long for a short story, but not long enough for a novel. Then he announced that Orbit would publish "Perfect Shadow" worldwide at the same time in a wide range of eBook formats. For $2.99. But only in eBook format.

I did a bit of research after this announcement and found out that "worldwide" actually meant "in the US and the UK". My intital reaction was a certain amount of outrage and disdain; I felt that my opinion of the Americans was being confirmed: they think that they ARE the world. But then I realised I was being unfair, and that I was by no means owed any book, however much I'd like to read it. And if I'm that fed up with being on the wrong side of geographical restrictions, I always have the choice of moving to the States (here's material for another entry to write...).